Historical on-time performance
Nashville to Sacramento
1,917 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on BNA–SMF arrive on time 68% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate68%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.0%of scheduled flights
based on 284 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time68%Median5 minp9035 minCancel0.0%Flights284
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline44%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)8%
- Late aircraft45%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather100%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 1 cancellations with a reported cause (BTS reports causes from June 2003).
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly BNA → SMF
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Middays are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 74% on time.
- Middays74% on time · p90 25 min · 291 flights
- Afternoons65% on time · p90 45 min · 256 flights
Best day of week
Saturdays are the most reliable day to fly this route — 74% on time.
- Saturdays74% on time · p90 40 min · 155 flights · limited
- Sundays63% on time · p90 45 min · 104 flights · limited
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